faced an avalanche of resignations of top cabinet members over the last 48 hours following multiple scandals for his government though he didn t directly mention those in his departure speech. have a listen. and i want you to know how sad i am to be giving up the best job in the world. but them s the breaks. johnson giving no timetable for when he will leave office, saying only that it will be announced next week. let se bring in nic robertson who is live outside downing street. how will this work? what happens next? and how quickly could there be a move? the immediate sense of what is happening is being played out right behind me right now. cabinet members walking in for a cabinet session with boris johnson. the attorney general walked up the street, just gone through the door. she s already put her hat in the ring to be one of the contenders to become next prime minister. she just smiled when a colleague asked her that question. boris government is now a caretaker pr
to deliver that mandate in person was not just because i wanted to do so, but because i felt it was my job, my duty, my obligation to you to continue to do what we promised in 2019. johnson is vowing to stay on until conservatives pick a new leader. the brash prime minister desperately tried to stay in power but dozens of his top ministers resigned in the last 48 hours, calling on him to step down. johnson survived a no confidence vote last month over the revelation that there were parties being held at downing street during covid lockdowns. there were also recent revelations that johnson knew about sexual misconduct allegations against the conserve thetive lawmaker before he promoted him. at the center of the controversies that brought him down, concerns over the prime minister s integrity. let s take you now to 10 downing street in london with cnn s north carolina robertson. he s got breaking news. nick, you were there when johnson announced that he was resigning. he did
senator lindsey graham plans to fight the subpoena. o figh good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, july 7th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we have a lot to get to this morning. but we begin with breaking news from overseas. we re following reports that british prime minister boris johnson may resign today. this news comes amid a wave of resignations in his government and calls for him to step down. and taking a look at the famed front door there at 10 downing street in london. downing street spokesperson told nbc news that the prime minister will make a statement to the country later today. joining us now live from downing street, we have nbc news senior reporter alexander smith. thanks for hustling to be there for us this morning. what s the latest, what can you tell us about the situation there? this is really an extraordinary and unprecedented situation now. we have widespread reports that prime minister boris johnson will be
welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with president biden touting a significant win for his agenda, coming as the country struggles with inflation and he faces low approval ratings. let s get straight to the white house, our chief correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us. if this bill passes as it s expected to, it will be a much needed win for this president. yeah, wolf. and one that was kind of a surprise to a lot of democrats and even some white house aides whenever it was announced that senator manchin and senator schumer did have this deal. of course, that culminated yesterday when the snenate passd what is known as the inflation reduction act. it s a far cry from the build back better bill from a year ago, but it still does have significant proposals in it, including over $300 billion for climate change and energy reform, it also allows for the first time medicare to ne
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